Pocket-book.



E. HOKANSON.

POCKET BOOK.

APPUCATION FILED OCT. 23. 19:21.

1,294,267. Paten ed Feb. 11, 1919.

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EMANUEL HOKANSON. OF GROOKSTON, MINNESOTA.

POCKET-BOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11, 1919.

Application filed October 23, 1918. Serial No. 259,341.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMANUEL HOKANSO-N, a citizen of the United States,residing at Grookston, in the county of Polk and State of Minnesota, havinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Pocket-Books; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a pocket bookand consists essentially in the provision of a pocket book having aframe With a resilient bowed portion with a catch adapted, whendepressed, to relieve the jaws, one upon either side, and to which theside walls of the pockets are attached.

The invention consists of a simple and efficient device of thischaracter having various details of construction, combination andarrangement of parts which will be hereinafter fully described, shown inthe accompanying drawings and then specifically defined in the appendedclaim.

I illustrate my invention in the accompanying drawings which, with theletters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this application andin which:

Figure 1 is a view in elevation with one jaw opened.

Fig. 2 is a view showing the jaws closed.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view on line 38 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is a view on line 44 of Fig. 1.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter:

A designates the frame of the pocket book, to which the two jaws B and Gare pivoted, and the jaw B has a hook D, while the jaw C has a similarhook E projecting at right angles from the inner edge thereof. Theframe, to which the upper portion of the central partition between thetwo pockets is fastened, is provided with a shoulder I having a bevelededge I. The said frame is provided with bowed resilient portion K havinga beveled end K adapted to normally engage the under beveled edge L of arigid curved portion L of the frame. The resilient portion K is providedwith an integral projection K upon the under surface thereof, which isprovided with an elongated opening N, the bottom of which opening isprovided with two oppositely inclined surfaces designated respectivelyby letters 0 and R, the former of which is adapted to be engagedfrictionally by the hook D upon the jaw B when the latter is swung to aclosed position, and as the inclined end of the hook bears against theinclined surface 0, the curved portion K of the frame will yieldslightly to permit the hook to catch over the inner edge of theprojection K after which the part K will spring back to its normalposition. The end of the projection K adjacent to said shoulder I isprovided with a groove K adapted to receive the beveled edge I servingas a guide for the resilient portion K as the latter is depressed whenit is desired to open the pocket book. The hook E upon the jaw Coperates in the same manner when coming in contact with the inclinedsurface R upon the projection K the part K again yielding to permit thehook E to engage over the edge of the slot, thus locking the jawstogether. hen it is desired to release the jaws, the operator bypressing upon the outer surface of the member K near its free end, maycause the projection K to disengage the hooks after which either one ofthe jaws may be swung open to give access to the pockets, the walls ofwhich are attached to said jaws.

What I claim to be new is:

A pocket book, comprising a frame with a central partition andoppositely disposed jaws pivoted thereto, said partition having integralbowed portions spanning an elongated recess in the partition and saidbowed portions having beveled ends, one being resilient with arectangular yoke depending from its under edge, said yoke provided witha vertical groove in one edge, said partition having an upwardlyextending lug with a beveled edge engaging said groove, the upper edgeof the depending portion of said yoke having oppositely disposed bevelededges, integral hooks projecting in op- In testimony whereof I hereuntoaffix my posite directions one upon each of said j aWs signature inpresence of two Witnesses.

and adapted to engzwe said beveled edges as the jaws are closed: causingthe resilient EMANUEL HOKANSON' bowed portion to yield slightly topermit the Witnesses: hooks to engage over the opposite edges of Mrs.OTTO KOEPPE, the yoke. G. B, HILMEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Weshingtem, B. *3.

